14 Things We Learned From Daniel Bryan On Talk Is Jericho

7. The Threat Of Retirement

Y2J asks if Daniel Bryan being forced to retire was ever discussed and he replied that it was. He mentions several different doctors and specialists that he consulted, including Nolan Ryan's surgeon and Daniel's own naturopath - a practitioner of alternative natural treatments. He confesses that no one being able to give him a definitive prognosis was very scary. The two then delve into a discussion touting the benefits of natural and alternative treatments before Bryan reveals that he met with someone who does something called Muscle Activation Technique, but that before he saw him he was really starting to face the thought that his career may be over. Bryan talks about how he has no formal education and no prospects beyond the squared circle despite having many outside interests. He and Brie live a frugal lifestyle and he could've gone back to school and gotten a job if he'd had to, but that wrestling is all he's ever seen himself doing. He mentions some other passions like cob building and his aversion to society's accepted definitions of success, but that life outside the business was hard to wrap his brain around.